Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-22

is issued. Such certificate shall be valid
in the county where issued for the cur
rent scholastic year, and may be renewed
DV the county judge for any sub
sequent year, without examination
and without charge to the teacher,
if he be satisfied Of the propriety of such
renewal. A teachers certificate may be
cancelled by the county judge on account
of such incompetency, misconduct or i'm.
morality as may be reported by the
trustees to the county judge, or as may
otherwise come to his knowledge, dis
qualifying such teacher for the instruc-
ton of children; but before such can
collation. the teacher shall have reason
able notice of the charges against him or
her, and an opportunity to be heard. II
shall be the duty of the teacher to keep a
full and correct record of the daily at
tendance of each pupil, and all other
| statistical data required by the state
uperintendent, and he shall make a COM
! plete report thereof to the county Judge
st the close of the school.
| Sec. 90. Teachers shall receive salaries
not exceeding the following sums
Teachers with first grade certificates, SIS
per month; teachers with second grade
certificates, $50 per month; teachers
with third grade certificates, $50 per
month; provided, that teachers teaching
under certificates of one years atteu-
dance at q state normal scAool shall be
regarded as teachers with second-class
certificates; provided further, that this
rule shall not apply to teachers employed
in districts voting q local tax on them
selves. Teachers shall admit all children
over and under scholastic age into the
public schools.
Sec. Sc. Three teachers holding first
grade certificates, to be appointed by the
county Judge, provided in the absence of
teachers holding such certificates he NAV
appoint any other competent persons, who
shall constitute the county board of ex-
aminers, and shall receive from each
teacher examined for q certificate
the sum of SO, and the county
Judge shall keep 4 record of all certificates
issued by said board, and all other GER
titiCates and diplomas of teachers, giving
the name, age, sex, color and nativity of
the person, the date, grade and length of
time of each certificate. No certificate
shall be valid unless the examination pro-
Vided for in this section be attended and
taken part in by majority Of the mem
beTs of said board of examiners
Sec. 81. When a school district or COM
munitv has no school house or not suffi-
Gent number, or when the school houses
are in need of repairs or furniture, so
much of the available public free school
fund to the credit Of such district or COM
munity for any one year, as the county
Judge may deem eXpedient or necessary,
may be used for erecting, repairing or
furnishing a house or houses, as the case
may be: Provided, that where q house
is to be erected, the citizens of the district
or community must contribute OF their
labor or means, or both, an amount equal
to one-third of the school fund
so used, and a suitable piece
of land shall be donated as a site, and
deed therefor shall be executed and de-
liVered, conveying good and sufficient
title in fee simple in and to such land, to
the county Judge and his successors in
office in trust for public school purposes,
which deed must be recordedSas other
deeds: and provided further. that districts
which have taxed or may hereafter tax
themselves, may be allowed to use the
money raised by such taxation for the
purpose of purchasing, repairing, en-
larging, erecting or furnishing school
buildings, or to purchase building sites,
but the title to all real estate so pur-
chased shall be taken and recorded as
herein above provided.
Sec. g. The trustees of the district or
community must make an application TO
the county judge for an appropriation for
the purposes named IN the preceding sec
ton before making any contract with any
teacher for the year in which such ap-
preparation is desired, which application
shall be accompanied with plans and
specifications of the house or houses
sought to be erected, with statement of
the estimated cost, or, in case of desired
repairs or furniture, detailed statement
of the repairs or furniture desired, to-
gether with an estimate of the cost of the
same.
Sec. 60. After receipt of such appIica-
ton, the county judge, il it appears to his
satisfaction that the house to be erected
is necessary and adapted to the needs of
the pupils of the district or community,
or that the repairs or furniture desired Is
necessary, and that the requirements Of
the law have been complied with, shall
make an order BpprOpriating such an
amount OF the school fund to the credit
of such district or community for that
year as he may deem eXpedient, neces-
sary and proper for the purposes
specified in such application; but in
making any such appropriation for dis
trict the scholastic interests of the dis
trict as whole shall be considered, and
no part of such an appropriation shall be
drawn from the treasury or paid until
the completion of the building or repairs
according to contract, plans and specif-
cations; or, in case of furniture, until the
delivery thereof according to such con-
as the trustees may have made, and then
only upon the warrant of the county
judge.
Sec. &C. So much of the available
school fund of any achool district or COM
munity for any one year as the county
judge may deem expedient, necessary and
proper, may be used in the purchase of
suitable school property upon the terms |
and conditions hereinbefore specified.
Sec. II. The following counties shall
be and the same are exempted from TIE
district system provided for in |
this act, to-wit Anderson, Ange-
lima, Arkansas, Atsscoss, Bastrop,
Bosque, Bowie, Brazorla, Burle-
son, Calhoun, Callahan, Cameron, Camp,
Cass, Chambers, Concho, Delta, Dewitt,
Duval, Eastland, Ell Paso, Erath, Falls,
Eannin, FaYette, Fort Bend, Franklin,